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Archdiocese of Dublin Archidioecesis Dublinensis Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath | |
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 St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Territory | City of Dublin, most of counties Dublin and Wicklow, and parts of counties Carlow, Kildare, Laois and Wexford |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Dublin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,570,149 1,093,095[1] (69.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Diocese in 1028; Archdiocese in 1152 |
| Cathedral | St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin |
| Patron saint | Kevin Laurence O'Toole |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Dermot Farrell, Archbishop of Dublin |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Paul Dempsey Donal Roche |
| Vicar General | Fr. Gareth Byrne Msgr. Ciarán O'Carroll |
| Bishops emeritus | Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin Raymond Field, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Éamonn Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin |
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| Website | |
| dublindiocese.ie | |
The Archdiocese of Dublin (Irish: Ard-Deoise Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the eastern part of Ireland. Its archepiscopal see includes the republic's capital city – Dublin. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is St Mary's Pro-Cathedral. Dublin was formally recognised as a metropolitan province in 1152 by the Synod of Kells. Its second archbishop, Lorcán Ua Tuathail (Anglicised as St Laurence O'Toole), is also its patron saint.
As of 2021, the incumbent Ordinary and metropolitan of the Metropolitan Province of Dublin is Archbishop Dermot Farrell, who was appointed on 29 December 2020 and installed on 2 February 2021.[2] [3]
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